Catch renowned communications strategist, author and mental health activist Terrie M. Williams, on MSNBC's
"NewsNation with Tamron Hall"
as she speaks about the untimely death of Hollywood icon Robin Williams
and the growing number of people suffering from mental illness and
depression--at 11:30AM (EST) Today, Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
As you know, Terrie is a woman on fire--and
the fuel that keeps that fire raging is the epidemic of emotional pain
and depression that we witness daily across America. Unfortunately,
Robin Williams' death is shocking and earth shattering to many because
we lost one of the funniest men on the planet---however, this is a
strong reminder that we never know what is happening beneath the mask that we all know and wear...and that depression does not discriminate....especially to the funniest person that we know.
According to the 2013 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Fact Sheet, it states:
- Mood disorders such as depression are the third most
common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for both youth and adults
ages 18 to 44.
- Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S.(more common than homicide) and the third leading cause of death for ages 15 to 24 years.22 More than 90 percent of those who die by suicide had one or more mental disorders.
As a fierce advocate, Terrie is not afraid to talk about untreated mental illness--she's determined to get everyone talking about it, and will not rest until more people can freely speak their pain without shame and start healing. After surviving a debilitating bout of depression, Terrie chronicled her struggle to regain her health in ESSENCE magazine and the feedback was staggering. It led her to write the book Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting. Terrie has a B.A. from Brandeis University and a Master's degree in Social Work from Columbia University.
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